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3 minutes ago, Ric said:

There are some hand-gathered marbles that only have one pontil - they are fully hand-made, no machine involved. Some people might call the single cut-off on a transitional marble a "pontil" too - I am not usually one of them. 😉

Haha I don’t know enough to call it anything really. I glad to finally be learning a little though. 

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2 minutes ago, Ric said:

Is it possible there is damage obscuring the other pontil, which should be pretty much opposite the one you can see? It sort of looks that way to me.

Probably it looks chipped it doesn’t feel super bad though. I love glass I collect glass and this little marble feels like very good quality glass in reality I can only feel one actual chip. Maybe I will give it a good scrub it might just be dirty. I’m pretty sure that’s one I came across in the dirt. 

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This is a great photo - it's nice glass, just a beaten up old warrior. The dings and debris make it look like an asteroid or something - probably some kids favorite.

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16 hours ago, Ric said:

Is it possible there is damage obscuring the other pontil, which should be pretty much opposite the one you can see? It sort of looks that way to me.

You are correct I cleaned it. 100% has damage I can feel it more now. 

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18 hours ago, jeslar1976 said:

I’m a little embarrassed to be so clueless.

Never feel embarrassed here jeslar1976.
This is why we exist here at "TheMarbleConnection".
We all just love this stuff and support anyone that are looking to collect these cute little orbs.
There will be no judgement on your limited knowledge--just a collection of long past knowledge--- from all here trying to help you get on with the ID of any marble that you may find.
Keep them coming!
Marble--On!!

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